Tag: reading
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Unfinished… But Not Forgotten
I’m a David Foster Wallace fan. I haven’t finished this one though, and maybe it’s time to do so: With essays like “Big Red Son” and “Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think,” I ended up chuckling before I even got to page one. It was a book…
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Sequels…
I would love a sequel to Wormwood. I mean Woodworm. Or, perhaps, a prequel? Maybe both! I keep wanting to call the book wormwood. I used to have a lot of wormwood plants in my yard. It was a very pretty plant: Woodworm by Layla Martinez was one of my favorite reads so far this…
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Unhappy Endings
I have been on a horror book binge this summer (well, this year in general). Most recently, I read Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay. Written in 1967, the book takes place on Valentine’s Day in the year 1900 at a girl’s boarding school in Australia. A group of girls venture out- supervised, of…
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First Books
(This post contains affiliate links.) Some of my favorite books that have stuck with me for 40+ years are from my childhood… Oh What a Busy Day by Gyo Fujikawa. What can I say about this one? I love it to pieces. I’ve read this book hundreds of times. I’d spend hours pouring over the…
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Motivated
One of the best ways to keep motivated when learning a new skill is to have accountability. If I’m not accountable to someone, somewhere, at a specific time, it is hard for me to keep going. Here’s a few examples: Cello- if I’m not taking lessons I don’t practice. I was taking lessons for a…
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Overrated
I love classics. They are a lot meatier than many modern books out there. They’ve got substance. They stick with you. Give you something to think about. There’s classics I’ve read years ago that I still think about from time to time. Some of my favorite authors are the Brontes and Thomas Hardy. I really…
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Shop/Eat/Read/Repeat
I love my little town. It’s very quaint, with lots of shops and lots of restaurants. The shops have a very boutique-vibe. There’s a bookstore. Coffee shops. It’s fun to shop there, especially when I’m looking for something unique, or for a book. 🙂 A couple weekends ago, I went downtown with my sister to…
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Adult Learner
“What is the last thing you learned?” I am always learning something new. Three lessons come to mind from this past week: There’s life lessons. This week I learned that Target’s gummi bears are not bad except for the very pale ones which taste exactly like soap, which is unsettling. I don’t think I’ve ever…
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Fun Time
Things I like to do for fun! Aside from hanging out with fam and friends: I’ll be the first to admit that I have too many hobbies and things I like to do for fun. I can’t wait to see what everyone posts on this one! Have a good weekend all! Stay safe if you’re…
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Favorite places to visit…..
One of my favorite places to visit is anyplace with books. And if they’re free, that’s even better. This past week, I was able to visit my new neighborhood library, and it did not disappoint! I found two books that I have been looking forward to checking out- Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and The…
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